Main area: Portering
Grade Band: 2
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (part time assignments also available)
Job ref: 387-EF-0394-MF
Site: Bristol Royal Infirmary
Town: Bristol
Salary: £23,615 pa pro rata + unsocial enhancements
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 26/02/2025 23:59
As an organisation, we recognise the value of a healthy work-life balance. When applying, speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate flexible working, so your work life fits around your home life.
We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are under-represented within the Trust.
Are you innovative and forward-thinking? Are you looking to join a collaborative team that helps keep our hospitals running smoothly? Are you interested in a hands-on job?
Join the team at the largest University Hospital in the South West, where our people and patients are at the heart of everything!
We are currently recruiting General Porters to work within the team to provide a comprehensive Portering service of a high standard across the whole hospital. This is a great opportunity to work in our patient-friendly hospital.
We are looking for the following shift patterns:
* Saturday - Sunday - 22.00 - 06.00 - 15 hours
* Monday - Friday - 07.00 - 15.00 - 37.5 hours
* Monday - Sunday - Shifts between 06:00 and 22:00 - 37.5 hours
Some of these shifts will carry unsocial enhancements.
Main duties of the job
On a day-to-day basis, tasks will include:
* Providing a Portering and messenger service including the transfer of patients and visitors between wards and departments.
* Collecting and delivering a range of goods including drugs, bloods, furniture, case notes, specimens, x-rays and medical gas cylinders.
* Collecting and delivering mail.
* Loading and unloading hospital deliveries.
* Transferring furniture and other portable equipment and machinery.
* Maintaining confidentiality and attending trust training.
* Responding to emergency bleeps including cardiac arrest, fire, and major trauma.
* The above duties are not an exhaustive list; you may be asked to assist with other tasks as and when required.
You will have:
* Ability to work as part of a team.
* Pleasant and friendly personality.
* Ability to use your own initiative.
* Understanding of the need to deal with patients, parents, and staff in a helpful and supportive manner.
In return for your hard work and your professional, caring and reliable service, you will have access to the following benefits:
* Competitive pay.
* Access to the NHS pension scheme.
* Paid annual leave, maternity and sick pay (subject to qualifying criteria).
* Training and development opportunities including apprenticeships!
* Industry-leading discount schemes at local and national outlets, including insurance, holidays and shopping!
Please note - the advert normally closes early due to a high volume of applications.
Working for our organisation
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
Person specification
Knowledge and Experience
* Experience in a customer care setting.
* Experience in a similar field.
Qualifications and Training
* Good basic education, numerate and literate.
* Full Category B Driving licence.
Skills
* Basic computer skills.
We hope that you will decide to join us and become part of this exciting journey, helping us to shape our future together.
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